We're not very stern about things here - else this wouldn't be fun. But we do have a few basic rules to keep things running smoothly. Half of these rules most RPers already know.

I. General Rules:

DON'T spam.

DON'T post ads of any kind (there will be a forum for advertising other roleplays soon)

DON'T insult other members on a personal level. Behave courteously.

DON'T use profanity in threads/chats unless through the voice of a character.

DO let an RPer you are engaged with know if you will be absent for longer than a week.

II. When Posting:

DO use reasonable grammar, punctuation, spelling and common sense.

DO write more than two-line posts if possible to give others something to work with. Focus on characters' emotional responses, physical responses, the five senses, their surroundings, their mental monologues, their impulses, etc.

DO keep RPing inclusive to all members where possible (e.g. two characters are having an intentional private one-on-one where interruptions don't need to occur).

DO keep it PG-13: no explicit sexual references, cursing is allowed (they're college kids!), sex scenes must fade to black, no porno/erotica/adult content.

DON'T overuse CAPS unless your character is screaming.

DON'T God-Mod other characters without their player's permission.

DON'T alter logical/realistic reality (your character will die falling off the Empire State Building and hitting the ground).

DON'T disrespect other characters/players.

DON'T try to ruin plots other people ma be involved in unless you think it is necessary/will strengthen the plot.

III. When Moving from One Scene to Another:

DO use double [[ ]] square brackets when shifting from one setting to another (see example here)

DO mention which characters are going where (see above example - Idiots is a group nickname for five of the boys)

DO use hyperlinks to connect the story parts to each other (the option on the Post Editor that says Link). If this is tricky, drop me an IM.

IV. When Posting a New Location Topic:

DO ensure the location you need does not already exist first (Search bar).

DO make locations reasonably titled (e.g. if they are campus buildings, use "Arts Building", etc.)

DO place well-known buildings in NYC in the appropriate forums (e.g. Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan)

DO use the given Manhattan location forums (SoHo, Little Italy) appropriately.

DO use the other boroughs of NYC if you want to. Make appropriate home/other location threads directly into each borough forum.